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The Old Pipeline Isn't Enough: A CNO's Case for Courageous Workforce Strategy

For decades, health systems leaned on relationships with local nursing schools to keep their pipelines full. That model worked — until nurse shortages, a shrinking preceptor pool, and closed beds and ORs made it clear it wouldn't hold. Now CNOs face a choice: protect familiar partnerships or build something new.

On-Demand Webinar

Hear from Gay Landstrom, former SVP and Chief Nursing Officer, on her observations and advice for clinical and workforce leaders fighting back against shortages and turnover, including:

  • Where the traditional pipeline breaks: Whether it's a volume problem, a preceptor problem, or something else — and how to diagnose it.
  • The real risk of disrupting school partnerships: What CNOs fear versus what actually happens when systems diversify.
  • Building a layered pipeline: Where to start if you want to move beyond a single-source talent model.
  • Making the budget case: How to justify workforce investment with a longer return horizon against immediate operational pressures.
  • What success looks like 2–3 years out: The outcomes systems see after committing to a courageous workforce strategy.

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Clasp is on a mission to tackle the healthcare talent shortage. We help healthcare organizations, systems, and hospitals across the country reach talent earlier, keep them longer, and invest in them smarter — drastically reducing turnover and the traditional costs of recruiting.

How? Through innovative recruiting programs that leverage student loan repayment and in-school employment commitments to attract and retain talent before they even graduate.

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